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Male George Taft BENSON Click to view George Taft BENSON in the family tree

George Taft was born on May 1st, 1846 in Garden Grove, Decatur, Ia.  George Taft's father was Ezra Taft BENSON and his mother was Adeline Brooks ANDRUS.  His paternal grandparents were John BENSON and Chloe TAFT; his maternal grandparents were Jonathan Harvey ANDRUS and Lucina PARSONS. He had a brother and a sister, named Frank Andrus and Florence A.  He was the oldest of the three children.  He died at the age of 73 on May 16th, 1919 in Logan, Cache, Ut.  He was buried on May 20th, 1919 in Logan, Cache, Utah.


George Taft's family with Louisa Alexandrine BALLIF

‌George Taft and Louisa Alexandrine were married in a religious ceremony on December 20th, 1867 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Ut.  They had five sons and eight daughters, named Ezra Taft, George Taft, Serge Ballif, William Kennedy, Frank Taft, Louisa (Lula), Elise, Adeline, Florence, Marie, Carmen, Jennie and Kathinka.

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Ancestral File (R), Ancestral File (R), Ancestral File (R)


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